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(Encyclopedia) term limits, statutory limitations placed on the number of terms officeholders may serve. Focusing especially on members of the U.S. Congress, term limits became an important national…garnet
(Encyclopedia) garnet, name applied to a group of isomorphic minerals crystallizing in the cubic system. They are used chiefly as gems and as abrasives (as in garnet paper). The garnets are double…Vancouver Island
(Encyclopedia) Vancouver Island (1991 pop. 579,921), 12,408 sq mi (32,137 sq km), SW British Columbia, Canada, in the Pacific Ocean; largest island off W North America. It is c.285 mi (460 km) long…Walt Whitman: As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life
As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of LifePart 1As I ebb'd with the ocean of life, As I wended the shores I know, As I walk'd where the ripples continually wash you Paumanok, Where they rustle up…Leonids Alert
In 2016 peak viewing occurs on Nov. 16 and the early hours of Nov. 17 Related Links Meteor Showers The Perseids The Universe Space Exploration External Links NASA Sky…Election Day on Tuesdays?
Why the Tuesday after the first Monday in November? Source: Federal Election Commission Related Links Campaign 2012Who Can Vote and Who Can Be ElectedHow the President Gets ElectedThe…Walter Marcus PIERCE, Congress, OR (1861-1954)
PIERCE Walter Marcus , A Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near Morris, Grundy County, Ill., May 30, 1861; attended the common schools, Morris (Ill.) Academy, and the University of Michigan…euthanasia
(Encyclopedia) euthanasiaeuthanasiay&oomacr;ˌthənāˈzhə [key], either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma…Hall Stoner LUSK, Congress, OR (1883-1983)
Senate Years of Service: 1960-1960 Party: Democrat LUSK Hall Stoner , a Senator from Oregon; born in Washington, D.C., September 21, 1883; attended Georgetown Preparatory School 1897-1900;…Edith Starrett GREEN, Congress, OR (1910-1987)
GREEN Edith Starrett , a Representative from Oregon; born Edith Louise Starrett, January 17, 1910, in Trent, Moody County, S.Dak.; moved with her parents to Oregon in 1916; attended schools in…Trending
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